Its Gone, Cadbury's Is taken Over
There are pros and cons
Cadbury's has lost its battle to stay independent. Management has capitulated.
There are positives and negatives for the Cadbury's takeover from Kraft.
(FULL STORY)
Molson Coors Brewing Company Invest In Improving Beer Quality In The Off Trade In 2010
One million more shoppers needed
In
spite of difficult economic times, Molson Coors (UK) is increasing its marketing
investment in 2010 to stimulate performance of the beer category for its
customers.
(FULL STORY)
Mars To Cut Saturated Fats Content In Products
Committed to improving the nutritional quality of products
Mars is to reduce the content of saturated fat in some of its most popular
chocolate bars by 15% this summer.
(FULL STORY)
Recession Continues To Impact The Shopper Says Research
Economic data shows the recession is coming to an end
A follow-up study announced by Shoppercentric, an independent agency specialising in shopper behaviour research, shows that due to the recession, the number of consumers that have had to make significant adjustments to their weekly grocery shopping continues to rise and now represents nearly a third of the UK population (30%) - an increase of 25% on January 2009.
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FMCG Companies Rush To Help Haiti
As Haiti struggles in the wake of Tuesday's earthquake, companies including Coca-Cola, ConAgra and Kellogg are giving money to the American Red Cross for help. Procter & Gamble, meanwhile, is working with organizations "to assess the situation and determine how much of our PUR Purifier of Water product is available in the area to be deployed and how much more we would need to ship," said a spokeswoman.
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Johnson and Johnson Recall Some Brands
"When something smells bad, literally and figuratively, you aggressively investigate and solve the problem,"
The OTC company Johnson and Johnson have been rapped over the knuckles
for not reacting quickly enough to consumers's complaints about an
"unusual mouldy, musty or mildew-like" odour coming from some of their
products.
(FULL STORY)
Down The Aisle... Dairy Crest Sell Shares In Creamery
Dairy Crest, English Apple Premier Foods, Northern Foods, ABF, Alliance Boots, Nestle, Cadbury, Kraft Foods, The Topping Pie Company
Dairy Crest in talks with Wexford Milk Producers to sell 50% of shares in Wexford Creamery.
(FULL STORY)
Out To Launch... Kellogg’s Responds To The Breakfast Demands Of The Youth Market
Kellogg’s is to launch a new cereal into the
UK
market in January 2010 aimed specifically at the young adult market (16-25 year
olds) - an age group previously untargeted by breakfast cereals.
(FULL STORY)
Supermarket News... Sainsbury's Change Product Layouts In Store
Sainsbury's change layout of products, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Waitrose, Supermarket Ombudsman
Sainsburys has announced a new project to improve the layout of products in its stores
(FULL STORY)
Beverage Bulletin... Molson Coors Puts 7p On Pint
Molson Coors, Binge drinking crackdown, Cider, Tesco, Kingsland, Diageo’s, Supermarkets, Anheuser-Busch InBev, The Finest Call, Minimum price
Molson Coors has written to customers outlining plans to increase
prices by around 7p a pint.
(FULL STORY)
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